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This article was co-written by Stephanie Anders. Stephanie Anders is the owner and principal piercer at Royal Heritage Tattoo and Piercing, a tattoo and piercing salon in Los Angeles, California. Stephanie has over 10 years of experience and her client portfolio includes the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz, Nicpe Richie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Sharon Osbourne.
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If you recently got your ears pierced, took off your earrings and now can’t put them back on, don’t panic! The piercing may not be completely healed, but the following simple steps will help you put the earrings back on in the most gentle way.
Steps
Put the earrings back in the piercing hole in the earlobe
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Shower to soften the skin in the earlobe area. Before trying to put on earrings when the piercing is almost closed, you need to soften the skin. This will make the piercing easier and less painful. You should pierce your ears after showering or even after swimming. [1] X Trusted Source Go Ask Alice Go to Source
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Wash your hands and disinfect your earrings. Before wearing earrings, you need to disinfect your hands and earrings to avoid irritation and infection. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water, then disinfect them with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, which are two very good antiseptic solutions. Dip a cotton ball or cotton swab in the antiseptic solution and gently wipe the earring clean. [2] X Research Source
- You can also soak your earrings in a cup of hydrogen peroxide for 10-20 minutes.
- Place the earrings on a paper towel to dry before wearing.
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Pull the earlobe to widen the piercing. If the piercing isn’t completely out yet, you can pull the earlobe to widen it. Use your thumb and thumb to gently grasp and pull the skin around the piercing. Doing so will make it easy to insert the earring without any pain. [3] X Trusted Source Go Ask Alice Go to Source
- Before getting your piercing, check the front and back of the earlobe to see if the piercing is open. You can use a small hand-held mirror to see behind the earlobe
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Apply ice to numb the skin before piercing. If the piercing does not open and is afraid of pain when piercing, you can numb the earlobe with ice. Wrap 1 or 2 ice cubes in a tissue, place it on your earlobe and rub it in for about 15 minutes. Do the same with the back of the earlobe until the skin is numb. [4] X Research Sources
- You can also use numbing cream if desired.
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Gently push the earring into the piercing from the front. The next step is to put the earrings back into the piercing hole. There may have been a thin layer of tissue around the piercing, so you’ll need to push it slightly to get the earring through. [5] X Research Sources
- Using a mirror, look behind your ear as you push the earring through the hole, this will help you determine where the skin is thinnest to easily push the earring through.
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Pierce the earring from the back if it cannot be pierced from the front. You probably won’t be able to get the piercing from the front. If so, gently rotate the earlobe and try piercing from the back. The piercing can open wider from this direction. [6] X Research Sources
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Try piercing from different angles if the earrings don’t go through right away. If you’ve tried piercing from the front and back of the earlobe and it still doesn’t work, try piercing from different angles. Earrings will go through the hole when inserted from the right angle. [7] X Research Sources
- Ear cartilage piercing will heal faster than normal earlobe piercing. Be extremely careful when re-inserting earrings into these piercings, it can be very painful! If force cannot push the earring through, the piercing may have healed completely and you need to see a professional to fix it.
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Contact your piercer if the earring cannot be worn. If it’s very painful to push gently into the piercing, or if the earring is bent and it still won’t work, stop. The piercing has completely healed and you need to re-pierce it. [8] X Trusted Source Go Ask Alice Go to Source
Ear care after piercing piercing
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Wear earrings continuously for 6-8 weeks so that the ear holes do not heal. Once you have successfully re-pierced the piercing, you need to make sure the piercing does not heal again. Wear earrings regularly (even at night) for at least 6 weeks to make sure your piercing doesn’t get stuck. [9] X Trusted Source American Academy of Dermatpogy Go to Source
- After 6-8 weeks, you should not remove the earrings for more than 1 or 2 days. The piercing will heal very quickly. You need to wear earrings every day for about a year for the piercing to heal.
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Clean your piercing twice a day to avoid infection. To clean your piercing, you need to use a mild soap, saline solution, or warm salt water. Dip a cotton swab in the solution and then wipe it around both in front and behind the ear. [10] X Research Source
- Clean the piercing twice a day for about 6 weeks until it heals.
- Avoid using strong soaps and strong antibacterial products to clean your piercing.
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Rotate the earrings after cleaning so that the piercing does not close. Each time you clean your piercing, at least twice a day, gently rotate it around the hole while it’s still wet. Rotate clockwise, counterclockwise and gently push from front to back. This will keep the skin from sticking to the earring. [11] X Research Source
- Only rotate the earrings when freshly cleaned or when the ears are wet. If you rotate too much when the ear is dry, it can cause the piercing to become irritated and take a long time to heal.
Warning
- If you notice yellow discharge from your piercing, it could be a sign of infection, and you need to see a doctor immediately.
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This article was co-written by Stephanie Anders. Stephanie Anders is the owner and principal piercer at Royal Heritage Tattoo and Piercing, a tattoo and piercing salon in Los Angeles, California. Stephanie has over 10 years of experience and her client portfolio includes the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz, Nicpe Richie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Sharon Osbourne.
There are 7 references cited in this article that you can see at the bottom of the page.
This article has been viewed 29,075 times.
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